The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a statement confirming the safety of locally produced Indomie Instant Noodles in Nigeria. This announcement comes in response to reports circulating online that the regulatory body has banned the locally produced Indomie Instant Noodles.
NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye, categorically denied the ban and clarified that the regulatory body has registered several local manufacturers, and the Indomie noodles have been certified safe for consumption. She also emphasized that the Taiwan and Malaysia noodles have nothing to do with Nigerian local producers.
In her statement on Monday, the Director-General explained that “NAFDAC did not ban Indomie Instant Noodles produced in Nigeria. NAFDAC has registered several local manufacturers and the Indomie noodles have been certified safe for consumption. The Taiwan and Malaysia noodles have nothing to do with our local producers.”
This statement from NAFDAC aims to allay any fears or concerns that consumers may have had about the safety of locally produced Indomie Instant Noodles. It emphasizes that the regulatory body is committed to ensuring that all food products consumed in Nigeria meet the necessary safety standards, and that it will continue to carry out its mandate to protect the health of the public.
The statement offers assurance to consumers who have been exposed to a series of misleading publications that the product was banned by the regulator. The flood of local publications came up after the alleged detection of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing substance found in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour in Taiwan, and Malaysia by health officials in both countries.
Our commitment to international good manufacturing processes is unwavering and the quality in every pack of instant noodles produced in all our factories in Nigeria is non-negotiable.”
The Indomie Instant Noodles consumed in Nigeria is produced locally by Dufil Prima Foods Limited and had produced Indomie Instant Noodle in Nigeria for almost 3 decades.
